Gemworld Book One of Two

Gemworld Book One of Two - Star Trek The Next Generation, No 58 Author: John Vornholt ISBN-13: 9780671042707 ISBN-10: 067104270X Publication Date: 2/1/ 2000 Publisher: Pocket Books Paperback 4.15 x 6.75 inches, 251 pages+ additional pages of Chapter 7 of serialized novel, Star Trek, Star Fleet: Year One Dazzling to behold, Gemworld is one of the wonders of the Federation: an artificial world composed entirely of crystal, its atmosphere held in place by a sophisticated network of force fields. Home to a half dozen different sentient races, this singular world is a low-gravity playpen of mammoth spires, endless fractal staircases, gemstone arcs, and dazzling prisms, oil carefully nurtured by the planet's many inhabitants -- until now. Lieutenant Melora Pozlor, who previously served on Deep Space Nine™, is currently stationed aboard the Starship Enterprise™ where an urgent telepathic summons alerts her to the danger threatening her homeworld. The crystals that once sheltered her people, and several other alien species, are now growing at a vastly accelerated and uncontrollable rate, wreaking havoc throughout the planet. Captain Picard orders the Enterprise on a rescue mission to Gemworld, but they arrive to find a world in chaos -- and an unexpected menace that traps the crew of the Enterprise along with the fragile civilization they hoped to save!